Three new District Superintendents were elected on the USA/Canada Region this past week. Paul MacPherson was elected to the Maine District, Arnie WIlson to the Alabama North District, and Brian Wangler to the Indianapolis District.
After devastating floods left Camp Garner Creek in Tennessee on the verge of closure, a former camper stepped up with a $1 million dollar grant to help keep the camp alive.
Paul Merritt Bassett, 86, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away 7 May 2022. He was a retired minister and professor at Nazarene Theological Seminary for over 35 years.
Oxford Church of the Nazarene in Nova Scotia, Canada, has a physical building and an in-person congregation of about 100 people. The church’s most unique feature, however, is its thriving online congregation.
The Board of Pensions of the Church of the Nazarene has authorized additional Annual Pension Supplement (APS) contributions to the accounts of eligible pastors in the Nazarene 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan.
Two members of Bethel Church of the Nazarene in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, have found validation in their ministry after taking courses that work towards receiving the Lay Minister’s License through The Discipleship Place.
Compiled by the General Secretary’s Office from district reports, Moving Ministers is a monthly listing of Nazarene ministers in new assignments on the USA/Canada Region. To view the report for April click read more.
Fishers Point Church of the Nazarene in Fishers, Indiana, has been using an English Second Language program as a community outreach, leading to the eventual discipleship and salvation of some of their students.
In this month’s edition of Nazarenes in the News, a General Superintendent Emeritus is elected to the Hall of Fame, a Tennessee Church feeds the homeless on Easter, two Missouri churches merge to create one congregation, and much more. To read all of the Nazarenes in the News entries, click read more.
Samuel Barber was elected superintendent of the South Central Ohio District on 22 April 2022. Barber currently serves as lead pastor at Central Church of the Nazarene in Lenexa, Kansas.
